Cophyla occultans is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae.[2][3][4] It is found on Nosy Be, its type locality, and adjacent mainland in northeastern Madagascar,[2] including Ambolokopatrika, Anjanaharibe-Sud, Manantenina, Marojejy, Sambava, and Voloina.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Microhylidae |
| Subfamily: | Cophylinae |
| Genus: | Cophyla |
| Species: | C. occultans
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| Cophyla occultans (Glaw and Vences, 1992)
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Platypelis occultans Glaw and Vences, 1992 | |
Cophyla occultans is an arboreal species living in rainforests. It can also occur in coffee plantations and bamboo growth where tree holes and bamboo are available.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2016). "Cophyla occultans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T57960A84179827. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T57960A84179827.en.
- ^ a b Frost, Darrel R. (2015). "Cophyla occultans (Glaw and Vences, 1992)". Amphibian Species of the World: an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ^ "Catalogue of Life". Retrieved 27 March 2012.
- ^ "AmphibiaWeb". Retrieved 27 March 2012.
Bibliography edit
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- Glaw, F. and Vences, M. (1994). A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar. Vences & Glaw Verlag, Bonn.
- Glaw, F., and Vences, M. (2007). Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar. Third Edition. Vences and Glaw Verlag, Köln.
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